The monster that is advocacy in higher courts
It was like surfing 20-foot waves of hot molten lava on the back of an untamed dragon as the ground under me was collapsing, all while trying to gun down thousands of ...
SME LAW • Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Can an incorporated legal practice recover its own costs?
The Victorian Supreme Court has passed down a ruling on whether an incorporated legal practice can recover professional costs from representing themselves.
SME LAW • Tue, 16 Jun 2020
Melbourne welcomes back criminal jury trials
The Supreme Court and County Court of Victoria have put a date on when criminal jury trials can resume now that it can safely welcome people back to courts.
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Jun 2020
How to prepare for vicarious trauma as a young lawyer
Working in law can mean the difference between a client’s suffering and justice, but while there are many highly rewarding moments, there are also just as many lows
NEWLAW • Mon, 15 Jun 2020
‘Elitist, classist and ableist’: Law students protest exam protocols
Almost 1,000 law students have protested against Monash University’s procedures for upcoming exams, registering their “distress, frustration and anger” in a petition ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Melbourne students design legal tech solutions in world-class program
Law students at a Melbourne-based university have created legal technology solutions to industry problems, which they said will help them succeed in the profession.
NEWLAW • Mon, 15 Jun 2020
GreenLaw ‘empowers’ next generation of young lawyers
A young person-led organisation created at a Canberra-based university has designed legal research tasks that are empowering lawyers while protecting the environment.
NEWLAW • Mon, 15 Jun 2020
Law profession welcomes police mental health initiative
The Law Society of New South Wales has welcomed a decision by the NSW government to place mental health professionals in police area command centres.
SME LAW • Sun, 14 Jun 2020
BLM movement highlights urgent need for Walama Court
The NSW Bar Association has urgently called for a court that would address the over-representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s criminal justice system.
BIG LAW • Sun, 14 Jun 2020
